Updated in a new 11thedition,Government in America: People, Politics, and Policy, illustrates the impact that government has on the daily lives of each and every American, particularly its effect on students. Designed around the theme that #x1C;politics matters,#x1D; this descriptive text emphasizes public policy - what government actuallydoes.It contains recent political developments and policy on the global economic recession and addresses President Barack Obama's impact on our current government.

Updated in a new 11thedition,Government in America: People, Politics, and Policy, illustrates the impact that government has on the daily lives of each and every American, particularly its effect on students. Designed around the theme that #x1C;politics matters,#x1D; this descriptive text emphasizes public policy - what government actuallydoes.It contains recent political developments and policy on the global economic recession and addresses President Barack Obama's impact on our current government.